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Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

3 reviews

pyrorchis's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

Nowhere near as fun as Jane Austen's other books. Every single character was a narcissist except Fanny, who was nauseatingly perfect and thus horrifically boring to read about. Not as horrifically boring as that godawful acting sideplot, though.

The Henry Crawford/Fanny situation made me very uncomfortable and I struggled to continue reading at that point.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic friendship and Sexual harassment

heresyourletter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Colonisation, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Slavery, Cursing, and Child death

The main character comes from a lower-class background and after being sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle, is denigrated for her manners. As an adult, she in turn looks down on the manners of her parents when she returns home to visit them. One of the main characters owns a plantation in Antigua. It is implied that he is a slave owner. The slave trade is also briefly mentioned. One minor character is an alcoholic who curses mildly throughout his chapters and is said to make crude jokes at his daughter’s expense. The main character is romantically pursued by a man to whom she repeatedly tells that she’s not interested and is constantly pressured by her family to marry. Brief mention of the death of the main character’s sister, who was a child at the time.

Main character is a Cinderella-type figure who is mistreated throughout the book. Lots of conservative Christian morality throughout, but tempered slightly by your typical Austen satiric wit.

saliwali's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship